Doorstop



E. G. DE FOE Jan. 15, 1929.

DOORSTOP Filed May 12, 19 27 Patented Jan. 15,1929

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD G. DE FOE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

. DOOBSTOP.

Application filed. May 12,

This invention relates in general to a door stop, and has more particular reference to an engaging prop for holding garage doors open, although it may have a more general use wherever applicable.

The principal object of the invention 18 111 the provision of a stop of this kind which is made entirely of sheet metal or of stampings so that it is simple in'construct on, 1nexpensive, but is efiective and efficient 1n operation.

A further important object of the lnvention is in the provision of means for holding the stop in a raised position and for adequately bracing the stop in its operative position. Other important ob]ects will appear hereinafter. I

In the drawing,

Figure l is a side elevation of a stop constructed in accordance with the prlnclples of this invention and in engaging position at the lower end of a door to which it is attached;

Figure 2 illustrates the stop 1n raised position;

Figure 3 is a sectional vlew lllustratlng the engagement of the stop member; 7

Figure 1 is a front elevatlon of the upper end of the stop member in the posltion of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is an elevation of the stop in a raised position; and

Figure 6 is a view, partly in section, of

' the lower portion of the stop member in raised position.

This invention is described in connection with its use on a garage door, for the reason that garage doors 'usually open outwardly and have no means for holding them in open position. If such a door is not propped open, it is likely to be forcibly closed by the w nd or it may swing closed, thereby damaging either the door or an automobile as it is driven through the door. The present invention, therefore, provides a simple stop which may be operated by the foot, either from an engaging position or from its position at rest against the door.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, a door 10 has applied thereto a supporting bracket 11, preferably formed of sheet metal with upturned sides 12 between which a stop member 13 is pivoted on a shaft 14 riveted or otherwise connected at its ends n th pt sides 12- T e b a k t 11 1927. Serial No. 190,683.

is secured to the inner face of the door in any suitable manner, as by means of fastenmg screws 15 at such a height from the bottom of the door that the stop member will be inclined away from the door in engaging a level surface directly below the door. The height of the bracket may, therefore, be easily ILChUStGd to suit the distance which the lower edge of the door is from the ground below it and still permit a proper engagement of the stop member 13,

Between the sides 12, the bracket is formed with openings 16 adjacent the end of the plvoting shaft 14, at the upper edge of which are angular shoulders 17 formed by indenting the bracket from the under side and constituting abutments for the engagement of the upper shouldered end 18 of the stop member 13 when it is in its engaging posltion, as shown more clearly in Figures 1 and 3.

In its preferred form, the stop member 13 is of channel shape with teeth or prongs 19 at its engaging end, and with opposite pivoting slots 20 at the other end, the slots being formed with a portion 21 at an angle to the straight portion of each slot so that in its raised or disengagin position, the stop member will be drawn y the inclined portions 21 close to the face of the door 10, as shown moreclearly in Figures 2 and 6.

In order to raise and lower the stop memher, a tongue 22 is provided by recessing the portion between the sides of the channel member and bending it outwardly beyond the sides with the tip of the tongue turned slightly downward so that it may be engaged easily by the foot or by the shoe sole of an operator for raising the stop member from engagement with the inclined portions 21 of its pivoting slots to swing it about the opposite end of the slot into engaging position. To raise the stop member from its engaging position, it is not necessary that this tongue 22 be engaged as' the door may be released by inserting the foot behind and below the stop member and raising it to its upper disengaging position.

If desired, the outer end of the stop member may be provided with an opening 23 adapted to engage a spring retaining member 24 attached to the door 10 above the bracket 11 and having an outer slightly hooked tongue 25, which extends through the opening 23 and preferably makes a slots '20 and in engaging spring enga 'ement therewith so that the stop member is held yieldingly in its raised position.

With this construction, it is obvious that the stop member is easily moved from one position to the other; it rotates about its osition, abuts the angular shoulders 17, tiereby takin all strain from. the pivoting shaft 14 and being held normall against the door in its raised position so tiat it will not fall into engagmg position without positive operation thereof, and when in engaging position 1t will not permit lllOVtl'llOIlt of the door in one direction until the stop is positively raised. Because of the direct engagement of the hooked or rounded prongs 19 at the end of the stop member, it. is found thatthis stop is effective in actual use on. rough floors, such as gravel, cinders or concrete but also on smooth floors of wood, stone and the like, it being necessary only to vary the inclination of the stop member, de ending upon the type of floor or base wit which it is to engage.

I claim:

1. A door stop comprising a bracketstamped of sheet meta with upstanding sides, a chunuel-shaped stop member also stamped of sheet metal and havin pivoting slots in opposite sides, one end 0 each slot having a portion inclined to theremainder of the slot to draw the stop member against {he bracket in one position of the stop mem- 2. A door stop comprising a stem ed metal bracket with upstanding sides and a connecting pivot, and having a recess in each side below the rivet with an angular shoulder at the top of each recess, and a stop member in the form of a channel having a pivoting slot to permit a longitudinal movement of the stop member on the ivot, the ends of the sides engaging the sai angular shoulders.

incense 3. In a door stop, a pivoting bracket and a stop, member formed of sheet metal pivoted therein, the stop, member having a recess adjacent the pivot, the material from the recess being bent to form a tongue to project beyond the sides of the stop member and rounded at the end for engagement by the foot or shoe sole of an operator.

4. A door stop comprising a pivotin bracket, a stop member pivoted at one end therein and having an opening at the other, and a. projection separate from and disposed above the bracket for engaging in the opening to hold the stop member in raised position.

5. In a door stop, a pivoting bracket, a stop member havin a slot at one end for mounting it in the racket for rotative and limited longitudinal movement, and. means for yieldingly engaging the other end of thestop member for holding it in raised position.

6. A door stop comprising a bracket, a stop member, a pin-and-slot connection between the stop member and its bracket to permit rotating and longitudinal movement of the stop member, the stop member having an opening at its other end, and a spring finger mounted above the bracket and adapted yieldingly toengage the opening of the stop member.

7. The combination with a door, of a stop therefor com rising a bracket and a stop member, the racket and stop member having a pivotal and sliding connection therebetween, the stop member having an opening at its free end, and a projecting tongue adjacent the pivotal mounting thereof, a pro ecting hook member on the door above the bracket adapted to engage in the opening of the,stop member from which the stop member is disengaged by lifting upwardly on the projecting tongue.-

EDWARD G. DE FUE. 

